Political career of Abraham Lincoln
Political philosophy of Abraham Lincoln
- United States Declaration of Independence – while this document was instrumental in the founding of the United States, it was also a statement of human rights, most notably through the phrase that "all men are created equal". Abraham Lincoln made the document the centerpiece of his rhetoric (as in the Gettysburg Address of 1863), and his policies. He considered it to be the foundation of his political philosophy and argued that the Declaration is a statement of principles through which the United States Constitution should be interpreted.
- Abraham Lincoln and slavery
Electoral history of Abraham Lincoln
Electoral history of Abraham Lincoln
- Campaigning for Congress (1843)
- Campaigning for Henry Clay (1844)
- Campaigning for Congress (1846)
- Republican National Convention, 1856
- United States Senate election (Illinois), 1858 – Abraham Lincoln was the Republican Party candidate and ran against incumbent Stephen Douglas of the Democratic Party. Stephen Douglas remained Senator, but the debates between the two propelled the popularity of Lincoln and acquired for him a national reputation, which helped him to be chosen as the Republican candidate for president in 1860.
- Lincoln–Douglas debates of 1858 – held publicly in 7 towns, they drew especially large numbers of people from neighboring states, as the issue of slavery was of monumental importance to citizens everywhere in the nation. The debates were covered in complete detail in newspapers across the country.
- Republican National Convention, 1860
- 1860 United States presidential election
- Republican National Convention, 1864
- 1864 United States presidential election
Offices held by Abraham Lincoln prior to his presidency
Presidency of Abraham Lincoln
Events during Abraham Lincoln's presidency
- First inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
- Second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
- American Civil War
- Origins of the American Civil War
- Alexander Stephens' Cornerstone Speech
- Confiscation Acts
- President Lincoln's 75,000 Volunteers
- Revenue Act of 1861
- Origin of the Anaconda Plan
- RMS Trent Affair
- Habeas Corpus Suspension Act 1863
- Emancipation Proclamation
- Separation of West Virginia from Virginia
- Overland Campaign strategy – Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant and President Abraham Lincoln devised a coordinated strategy that would strike at the heart of the Confederacy from multiple directions. This was the first time the Union armies would have a coordinated offensive strategy across a number of theaters. [3]
- Hampton Roads Conference
- Evacuation and Capture of Richmond
- Lincoln's presidential Reconstruction
- Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution – the amendment that abolished slavery
- Dakota War of 1862
- Homestead Act of 1862
- National Bank Act
- Lincoln's Thanksgiving proclamation – in 1863, Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving to be a national holiday, and set it as the last Thursday in November. It has remained thus ever since.
- Birchard Letter
- Bixby letter
- Formation of the National Academy of Sciences – the NAS was founded in 1863 by an Act of Congress, and signed into existence by President Lincoln.
- United States Department of Agriculture § Formation and subsequent history
- State of the Union Address, 1863
- 1864
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln's notable speeches
- Lyceum address (1838)
- Peoria speech (1854)
- "Lost Speech" (1856)
- House Divided speech (1858)
- Lincoln-Douglas debates (1858)
- Cooper Union Address (1860)
- Farewell Address (1861)
- First inaugural address (1861)
- Gettysburg Address (1863 event) – this speech was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War, four and a half months after the Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg. In his address, Lincoln reiterated the principles of human equality espoused by the Declaration of Independence [4] and proclaimed the Civil War as a struggle for the preservation of the Union sundered by the secession crisis, [5] with "a new birth of freedom" [6] that would bring true equality to all of its citizens. [7] Lincoln also redefined the Civil War as a struggle not just for the Union, but also for the principle of human equality. [4]
- Second inaugural address (1865)
